1923 Auckland Rugby League season
The 1923 season of the Auckland Rugby League was its 15th. The First Grade competition featured 7 teams with the Fire Brigade club who featured in it in 1922 not entering a team.
Auckland Rugby League news
[edit]Club teams by grade participation
[edit]Team | 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade A | 6th Grade B | Total |
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City Rovers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Marist Old Boys | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Ponsonby United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Richmond Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Devonport United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Newton Rangers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Ellerslie United | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Manukau Rovers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Parnell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Kingsland Rovers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Otahuhu Rovers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Ihumātao | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Māngere Rangers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Point Chevalier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Coromandel Old Boys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Victoria Cruising Club | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Takapuna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Manukau Cruising Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 71 |
First grade winners
[edit]City Rovers won their 6th championship title and the 3rd in succession after defeating Athletic 8–7 in the final. With a round to play City was only 2 competition points ahead of Athletic so it was decided to play a final to decide the champions. The match was played on Carlaw Park in front of an enormous crowd of 11,500 with £325 received in gate takings.[1] City were the second team to win three consecutive titles after Ponsonby United had won the competition in 1917, 1918, and 1919. It was to be 61 years until it happened again with Mt Albert winning the title from 1984 to 1986 before Northcote won 4 titles from 1991 to 1994, Glenora 3 titles from 1997 to 1999, and Pt Chevalier won 3 titles from 2013 to 2015.
Ponsonby won the Roope Rooster Knockout competition for the second straight year and their third time in the competitions history after defeating City Rovers 14–3 in the final.
Representative team
[edit]The Auckland representative team played 5 matches for 4 wins and a 20–20 draw. The draw was arguably the most significant result as it was in a match for the Northern Union Challenge Cup against South Auckland. Auckland had lost the cup to the same opposition the previous season and as the match was drawn South Auckland retained it. The two teams met again at the end of the season at Carlaw Park which Auckland won convincingly however the cup was not being played for as it was only defended at the holders home ground.
Manukau rugby league team
[edit]Near the end of the season the Manukau and Māngere clubs sent a letter to the Auckland Rugby League which was read at the management committee meeting on 29 August. It stated that the two clubs had decided to amalgamate and would enter a team in the senior grade the following year provided permission was granted, which it was. The Manukau club is the Manukau club of today, though the Mangere club is not related to the modern day Mangere East who were not founded until 1963. The Manukau club were located in their early decades in the Onehunga area before moving much later to their current location at Moyle Park. The clubs did however remain separate and compete as separate entities the following year. Māngere were previously known as Māngere Rangers however and became known as Māngere United until they ceased to exist at the end of 1934. In the same 1923 season the Manukau Cruising Club decided to enter a team in the 6th B Grade. They played 9 games before withdrawing from the competition despite being relatively competitive. In one of their matches Roy Hardgrave and Ted Brimble played for them when their Manukau teams had a bye.
Monteith Shield (1st grade championship)
[edit]The 1923 First Grade Championship was arguably the most keenly fought in the competitions history to this point with three teams in the hunt for the title up until the last two weeks. Marist Old Boys who were in a good position to win the title lost in the 12th and 13th rounds and bowed out of contention, leaving City Rovers and Athletics to contend. It was ultimately won by City Rovers who finished the season with a 10 win and 2 loss record, as did Athletic, with a final being required to determine the winner. City won by the narrowest of margins 8–7 to go back to back.
Monteith Shield standings
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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City Rovers | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 228 | 72 | 22 |
Athletic | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 87 | 20 |
Marist Old Boys | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 108 | 18 |
Devonport United | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 135 | 141 | 12 |
Ponsonby United | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 118 | 179 | 8 |
Newton Rangers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 85 | 183 | 4 |
Richmond Rovers | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 93 | 239 | 2 |
A final was played between City Rovers and Athletic after the round robin to decide the title with City winning 8 points to 7 in front of 11,500 spectators at Carlaw Park.
Monteith Shield fixtures
[edit]The First Grade season was particularly close right until the end. In the final round the step was made to play both games on Carlaw Park number 1 field for the first time (usually one match was always played on the number 2 field at the same time). If Athletic had defeated City Rovers in the main match they would have won the championship for the first time however they lost to City which forced a final to be played the following week between the same two teams and City were again victorious to claim their 3rd straight championship.
Round 1
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Round 1 saw the debut of centre Hec Brisbane for Marist against Richmond. Brisbane would go on to play 158 games for Marist from 1923 to 1934 scoring 71 tries, mostly in the centre position. He also played for Auckland 14 times from 1923 to 1933 and a remarkable 50 matches for New Zealand from 1924 to 1932. He was also a representative selector in the 1930s after he retired. Scrum half, Wilson Hall also debuted for Atheltic after joining from the Ngaruawahia club. He would go on to transfer to Hornby in Canterbury before being signed by Hull F.C. in 1928. He later played for Castleford and Dewsbury, as well as representing New Zealand on the 1926-27 tour of England.
5 May | Ponsonby | 15–10 | Newton | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: W Henderson, Frank Delgrosso, Wilfred McNeil Con: Frank Delgrosso 2 Pen: Frank Delgrosso |
[2] | Try: Clarrie Polson, Dick Stack Con: Clarrie Polson Drop: Lou Brown |
Attendance: 5000 Referee: Bert Gallagher |
5 May | Marist | 23–15 | Richmond | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: Billy Ghent, Baden Foss, Stevens, Percy Gallagher, Courtney Con: Billy Ghent 2, Nelson Bass Pen: Billy Ghent |
[3] | Try: Penalty Try, Kettlewell, Unknown x 1 Con: Butler 2 Drop: McKenzie |
Attendance: 5000 Referee: William Mincham |
5 May | Devonport | 0–12 | Athletic | Devonport Domain | ||
3:00 | [4] | Try: Nicholson, W Miller, Bert Avery, Craddock Dufty | Referee: Les Bull |
Round 2
[edit]12 May | Marist | 11–5 | Newton | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Stevens, Sid McNamara, Billy Ghent Con: Bill Stormont |
[5] | Try: Wally Somers Con: Clarrie Polson |
Attendance: 7500 Referee: Les Bull |
12 May | Athletic | 37–8 | Richmond | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: Nicholson, George Yardley 2, Redmond Lonergan 2, Craddock Dufty 4, Bert Avery 2 Con: Craddock Dufty 2 |
[6] | Try: McKenzie, J McLean Con: McKenzie |
Attendance: 7500 Referee: Len Farrant |
12 May | Devonport | 10–24 | City | Devonport Domain | ||
3:00 | Try: Matthew Scott, Stan Webb Con: Stan Webb 2 |
[7] | Try: Vic Thomas, Ben Davidson, Mike Flynn, George Cargill, 'Chook' Mitchell, Harry Hawkes Con: Mike Flynn 3 |
Referee: William Mincham |
Round 3
[edit]26 May | Marist | 24–9 | Ponsonby | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Jock Johnson, Bill Stormont, Sid McNamara, Stevens Con: Billy Ghent 2, Percy Gallagher Pen: Bill Stormont 3 |
[8] | Try: William Hanlon Con: Frank Delgrosso Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2 |
Attendance: 8500 Referee: Billy Murray |
26 May | Athletic | 16–15 | Newton | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: George Yardley, Ernie Herring, Nicholson, Bert Avery Con: George Yardley, Wilson Hall |
[9] | Try: Ralph Brockliss, Clarrie Polson, Alfred James Con: Clarrie Polson 3 |
Attendance: 8500 Referee: A Saunders |
26 May | City | 25–9 | Richmond | Auckland Domain 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: Harry Hawkes, Ben Davidson 3, 'Chook' Mitchell, George Davidson 2 Con: Bill Davidson, Mike Flynn |
[10] | Try: McDonald Con: McDonald Pen: McDonald 2 |
Referee: Albert Vause |
Round 4
[edit]2 June | City | 25–2 | Newton | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Jack Keenan, George Davidson 2, Harry Hawkes, Maurice Wetherill, Ben Davidson 2 Con: Maurice Wetherill 2 |
[11] | Pen: Clarrie Polson | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Bert Gallagher |
2 June | Athletic | 20–5 | Ponsonby | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: Nicholson, Lee, Bert Avery, Ernie Herring Con: Craddock Dufty 4 |
[12] | Try: A McClure Con: Frank Delgrosso |
Attendance: 3000 Referee: William Mincham |
2 June | Devonport | 12–3 | Richmond | Devonport Domain | ||
3:00 | Try: Bert Laing, Jim O'Brien, (E or J) Johnson, Matt Scott | [13] | Try: Hunter | Referee: Les Bull |
Round 5
[edit]9 June | Athletic | 9–0 | Marist | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Wilson Hall Pen: Craddock Dufty 3 |
[14] | Attendance: 2500 Referee: Bert Gallagher |
9 June | City | 25–0 | Ponsonby | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: Maurice Wetherill, Jack Keenan, Vic Thomas, 'Chook' Mitchell, Harry Hawkes Con: Bill Davidson 4 Pen: Bill Davidson |
[15] | Attendance: 2500 Referee: Leonard Neild |
9 June | Devonport | 9–5 | Newton | Devonport Domain | ||
3:00 | Try: Alex Godick, Cyril Wheeler, G Smith | [16] | Try: H McNeil Con: Clarrie Polson |
Referee: T Hill |
Round 6
[edit]16 June | Marist | 15–5 | City | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Nelson Bass, Baden Foss, Stevens Con: Bill Stormont 3 |
[17] | Try: Harry Hawkes Con: Bill Davidson |
Attendance: 6500 Referee: Les Bull |
16 June | Newton | 23–9 | Richmond | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: E Watson, Clarrie Polson 2, Alan Clarke, Peters 2, L O'Donnell Con: Clarrie Polson |
[18] | Try: Penalty Try Con: McDonald Pen: McDonald 2 |
Attendance: 6500 Referee: Robert Bouvaird |
16 June | Devonport | 5–13 | Ponsonby | Devonport Domain | ||
3:00 | Try: Bert Laing Con: Stan Webb |
[19] | Try: Bill Walsh, W Hanlon, Wilson Con: Frank Delgrosso Pen: Frank Delgrosso |
Referee: Billy Murray |
Round 7
[edit]23 June | City | 7–0 | Athletic | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Alf Townsend Con: Bill Davidson Pen: Bill Davidson (mark) |
[20] | Attendance: 8000 Referee: Billy Murray |
23 June | Ponsonby | 14–12 | Richmond | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: A McClure, Williams, Frank Delgrosso, Sam Lowrie Con: Frank Delgrosso |
[21] | Try: McKenzie, Butler Pen: McDonald (pen & mark), Unknown (pen) |
Attendance: 8000 Referee: Ladbury (Ray) Hemming |
23 June | Devonport | 13–18 | Marist | Devonport Domain | ||
3:00 | Try: Jim O'Brien, Johnson, Probert Con: Alf Harper, Stan Webb |
[22] | Try: Sid McNamara, Billy Ghent, Percy Gallagher 3, Stevens | Referee: Bert Gallagher |
Round 8
[edit]Ponsonby defaulted their match with Newton after they could only manage 8 players.
30 June | Athletic | 14–8 | Devonport | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Ernie Herring 2, Lee, Graham Con: Craddock Dufty |
[23] | Try: Alf Harper, G Smith Pen: Charles Hand |
Attendance: 2000 Referee: William Mincham |
30 June | Newton | WBD – LBD | Ponsonby | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | [24] | Referee: A Saunders |
30 June | Marist | 20–3 | Richmond | Auckland Domain 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: Percy Gallagher, Bill Stormont, Sid McNamara, Nelson Bass, Stevenson, Billy Ghent Con: Bill Stormont |
[25] | Try: S McLean | Referee: Leonard Nield |
Round 9
[edit]7 July | Devonport | 13–10 | City | Victoria Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Jim O'Brien, Bert Laing, Alex Godick Con: C Garrett Pen: C Garrett (mark) |
[26] | Try: Harry Hawkes, 'Chook' Mitchell Con: Mike Flynn Pen: Mike Flynn |
Attendance: 5000 Referee: Bert Gallagher |
7 July | Marist | 16–4 | Newton | Auckland Domain 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Percy Gallagher, Bill Stormont, Jock Johnson, Sid McNamara Con: Bill Stormont, Stevens |
[27] | Pen: Clarrie Polson (pen & mark) | Referee: Billy Murray |
7 July | Athletic | 22–5 | Richmond | Auckland Domain 3 | ||
3:00 | Try: Bert Avery, W Miller 2, C Timmins, Craddock Dufty, Unknown x 1 (either Bert Avery or Monteith) Con: Wilson Hall, Unknown x 1 |
[28] | Try: McKenzie Pen: Butler |
Referee: Les Bull |
Round 10
[edit]Richmond defaulted their match with City as they had a large number of players injured or ill.
14 July | Athletic | 11–5 | Newton | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Graham, Bert Avery, Charles (Snow) Webb Con: Craddock Dufty |
[29] | Try: Watson Pen: Clarrie Polson |
Attendance: 2500 Referee: Les Bull |
14 July | Marist | 14–8 | Ponsonby | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: John Lang, Stevens 2, Percy Gallagher Pen: Nelson Bass (mark) |
[30] | Try: A McClure, Eric McGregor Con: Frank Delgrosso |
Attendance: 2500 Referee: A Saunders |
14 July | City | WBD – LBD | Richmond | Auckland Domain 4 | ||
3:00 | [31] | Referee: Leonard Nield |
Round 11
[edit]21 July | City | 35–3 | Newton | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: G Cargill, Bill Davidson, F Wilson, George Davidson 2, Ben Davidson, Harry Hawkes, Alf Townsend Con: Bill Davidson 2, Maurice Wetherill, Harry Hawkes |
[32] | Try: N Peters | Attendance: 2500 Referee: William Mincham |
21 July | Devonport | 19–10 | Richmond | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: A Harper, Stan Webb 2, Johnson, Allan Seagar Con: A Harper, Johnson |
[33] | Try: Hyland, Kettlewell Con: McDonald Pen: McDonald |
Attendance: 2500 Referee: Bert Gallagher |
21 July | Athletic | 17–9 | Ponsonby | Otahuhu 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Harry Francis, Craddock Dufty, Ernie Herring, W Kirkland, Graham Con: Wilson Hall |
[34] | Try: Williams 2, D Black | Referee: Walter Ripley |
Round 12
[edit]28 July | Athletic | 7–6 | Marist | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Bert Avery Pen: George Yardley, Craddock Dufty |
[35] | Try: Hec Brisbane, Billy Ghent | Referee: Billy Murray |
28 July | City | 39–2 | Ponsonby | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: Ben Davidson, Bill Davidson, F Wilson, Alf Townsend, George Davidson 2, Harry Hawkes, G Cargill Con: Bill Davidson, George Davidson, Mike Flynn, Harry Hawkes 2, Wilcox |
[36] | Pen: Frank Delgrosso | Referee: Les Bull |
28 July | Devonport | 22–8 | Newton | Victoria Park | ||
3:00 | Try: Alex Godick 3, Charles Hand, Stan Webb, Johnson Con: Unknown x 1, Neville St George |
[37] | Try: Alan Clarke, Lou Brown Con: Clarrie Polson |
Referee: Bert Gallagher |
Round 13
[edit]11 August | City | 14–3 | Marist | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: George Davidson, F Wilson, Alf Townsend, Bill Davidson Con: Harry Hawkes |
[38] | Try: Bill Stormont | Attendance: 7000 Referee: Leonard Nield |
11 August | Devonport | 8–4 | Ponsonby | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: Bert Laing, Cyril Wheeler Con: Charles Hand |
[39] | Pen: Frank Delgrosso 2 | Attendance: 7000 Referee: Walter Ripley |
11 August | Richmond | 14–5 | Newton | Victoria Park | ||
3:00 | Try: McDonald, Jack Campney Con: McDonald 2 Pen: McDonald, McKenzie |
[40] | Try: Lou Brown Con: Clarrie Polson |
Referee: Robert Bouvaird |
Round 14
[edit]The match between City and Athletic saw two forwards ordered off, one from each team. Hec McDonald the future Kiwi debuted for City in the match after being drawn to Auckland from the Waikato.
18 August | City | 11–8 | Athletic | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Bill Davidson 2, Ben Davidson Con: Bill Davidson |
[41] | Try: Bert Avery 2 Con: George Yardley |
Attendance: 7500 Referee: Walter Ripley |
18 August | Marist | 20–16 | Devonport | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
1:45 | Try: Baden Foss 2, Stevens, Bill Stormont Con: Stevens 2, Billy Ghent |
[42] | Try: A Harper, Bert Laing, Harry Douglas, Stan Webb Con: Bert Laing, Stan Webb |
Attendance: 7500 Referee: G McGowatt |
18 August | Ponsonby | 39–5 | Richmond | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: A McClure, Leonard Riley, John Shirley 2, Frank Delgrosso, George Mormon, W Henderson, Sam Lowrie, Wilfred McNeil Con: Frank Delgrosso 2, Sam Lowrie, Wilfred McNeil, Thomas McClymont 2 |
[43] | Try: McLean Con: McDonald |
Attendance: 7500 Referee: Les Bull |
Championship final
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25 August | City | 8–7 | Athletic | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: F Wilson, Maurice Wetherill Pen: Bill Davidson |
[44] | Try: Bert Avery Pen: Craddock Dufty 2 |
Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Bert Gallagher |
Roope Rooster knockout competition
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The Roope Rooster competition was interesting as Ponsonby went on to win it despite being uncompetitive in the First Grade competition. Thomas McClymont and Bill Walsh emerged from retirement, and Ivan Littlewood transferred back to the club from Waikato where he had moved, to bolster their team for the Roope Rooster competition. They defeated Richmond and Marist comprehensively before beating a slightly weakened City team (with Maurice Wetherill suffering from influenza, and Bill Davidson with a leg injury) in the final 14–8.
Round 1
[edit]Athletic had a forward ordered off early in their match with Devonport United but still managed to lead at halftime before conceding the lead and the match in the second half.
1 September | Devonport | 21–16 | Athletic | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: A Harper, Alex Godick, Cyril Wheeler, Bert Laing 2 Con: Charles Hand, Bert Laing Pen: Charles Hand |
[45] | Try: Bert Avery, Jack Miller Con: Craddock Dufty 2 Pen: Craddock Dufty 3 |
Attendance: 5000 Referee: Les Bull |
1 September | Marist | 43–20 | Newton | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: Bill Stormont 4, Hec Brisbane 3, John Lang, Baden Foss Con: Stevens 6, Hec Brisbane Pen: Bill Stormont |
[46] | Try: Clarrie Polson, Watson, Bill Williams, Wally Somers Con: Clarrie Polson, Unknown x 1 Pen: Clarrie Polson, Alan Clarke |
Attendance: 5000 Referee: Robert Bouvaird |
1 September | Ponsonby | 43–18 | Richmond | Auckland Domain | ||
3:00 | Try: Joseph Peckham 2, Frank Delgrosso 2, Thomas McClymont, Ivan Littlewood 3, McMahon Con: Frank Delgrosso, Thomas McClymont 3, Ivan Littlewood 3, W Hanlon |
[47] | Try: Butler 3, Barber Con: McNeil 2 Pen: McNeil |
Referee: Billy Murray |
Semi finals
[edit]8 September | City | 49–12 | Devonport | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: F Wilson 2, Sam Crewther, Ben Davidson, Casey, George Davidson 3, Maurice Wetherill 2, Harry Hawkes 2, Hec McDonald Con: George Davidson 3, Sam Crewther, Harry Hawkes |
[48] | Try: Harry Douglas, Smith Con: Charles Hand, Neville St George Pen: Charles Hand |
Attendance: 6000 Referee: Billy Murray |
8 September | Ponsonby | 34–12 | Marist | Carlaw Park 2 | ||
3:00 | Try: Donovan 2, Joseph Peckham 2, Wilfred McNeil, Bill Walsh Con: Thomas McClymont 3, Ivan Littlewood Pen: Thomas McClymont, Frank Delgrosso 2 Drop: Eric Grey |
[49] | Try: M Kirkland, A Nelson Con: Bill Stormont, John Lang Pen: Bill Stormont |
Attendance: 6000 Referee: Bert Gallagher |
Final
[edit]15 September | Ponsonby | 14–3 | City | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Thomas McClymont, Ivan Littlewood Con: Thomas McClymont Pen: Thomas McClymont 3 |
[50] | Try: Ben Davidson | Attendance: 7000 Referee: Bert Gallagher |
Top try scorers and point scorers
[edit]These lists include tries and points scored in the first grade competition and the Roope Rooster knockout competition. A Goddick of the Devonport who scored 6 tries during the season later moved to Fiji to live and help promote the game of rugby union there.[51]
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Other senior club matches and competitions
[edit]Athletic v Wednesday representative team
[edit]During the season a Wednesday afternoon competition was played and it was decided to play a match between Athletic who had a bye and a representative team from that competition as curtain-raiser to the City Rovers – Marist Old Boys match.
11 August | Athletic | 9–5 | Wednesday Representative Team | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
2:00 | Try: Charles (Snow) Webb, Bert Avery, George Yardley | [52] | Try: Halliday Pen: Halliday |
Labour Day Carnival and charity sevens tournament
[edit]On 20 October there was a carnival held at Carlaw Park with 7 a-side football on one field and seven-a-side rugby league on the other. There were three first round matches played with Richmond, Athletic A, and Devonport victorious. Richmond received a bye in the semi-finals and met Athletic in the final who they defeated 5 points to 0.
The following weekend another seven-a-side tournament was held at Carlaw Park to raise money for the Takapuna Orphanage which was destroyed by fire. Unfortunately the weather was particularly bad in the morning which had an effect on the attendance with only 1,000 spectators. The teams were supposed to composed of senior players but in reality were largely made up of junior players.
Date | Score | Score | Venue | |||
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First Round | 20 Oct [53] | Richmond | 2 | Athletic B | 0 | Carlaw Park |
First Round | 20 Oct | Athletic A | 5 | Marist Old Boys | 3 | Carlaw Park |
First Round | 20 Oct | Devonport | 10 | Ponsonby | 6 | Carlaw Park |
Semi Final | 20 Oct | Athletic A | 6 | Devonport | 3 | Carlaw Park |
Final | 20 Oct | Richmond | 5 | Athletic A | 0 | Carlaw Park |
Date | Score | Score | Venue | Attendance | |||
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First Round | 27 Oct [54] | Devonport | 21 | Athletic | 3 | Carlaw Park | 1,000 |
First Round | 27 Oct | Ponsonby | 9 | City | 0 | Carlaw Park | |
Semi Final | 27 Oct | Devonport | 14 | Marist Old Boys | 8 | Carlaw Park | |
Final | 27 Oct | Devonport | WBD | Ponsonby | LBD | Carlaw Park |
Exhibition matches
[edit]On June 2 Marist had a bye and so travelled to Hamilton to play a local Hamilton representative side. Hamilton won 28-13 against a Marist team missing 5 of its regular players.
2 June | Hamilton | 28-13 | Marist | Hinemoa Park, Hamilton | ||
3:00 | Try: Sorenson, Payne, Jacques, Grice, J Dufty 2 Con: J Dufty 4, Tim Peckham |
[55] | Try: Hec Brisbane, Baden Foss 2 Con: Baden Foss Pen: Baden Foss |
Referee: Mr. Herrick |
Richmond travelled to Taumarunui towards the end of the season when they had a bye in the First Grade competition and were victorious against the local side by 14 points to 5. On 15 September the Athletic and Parnell 4th grade teams played a match in Whangarei which was the first time and organised game of rugby league had been played in the area. As both of the teams were composed of junior players, the game was not of a high standard and gained little interest.
Date | Score | Score | Venue | Attendance | |||
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Exhibition Match | 28 July [56] | Taumarunui | 5 | Richmond | 14 | Taumarunui | |
Exhibition Match | 15 Sep [57] | Athletic 4th Grade | 11 | Parnell 4th Grade | 9 | Kensington Park, Whangarei | |
Exhibition Match | 22 Sep [58] | Ponsonby | 6 | City | 3 | Carlaw Park | 7,000 |
Lower grades
[edit]There were 8 lower grade competitions in 1923 with the 6th grade split into an A and B division, while the Cadets competition ran again and a Wednesday Competition was also run featuring businesses and professions. The Richmond club refused to play any of its scheduled May 5 games in protest at the allocation of venues. The ARL in response decided to replay that their move was ill-timed and unavailing as a protest. And that they should have played the games and then protested in order to be heard.[59]
Second grade
[edit]City Rovers won the competition after defeating Māngere Rangers 16-3 on September 8. Earlier in the season on June 2 the two sides drew 6-6 but the match was later awarded to Mangere as City had an "unqualified" player. The standings are incomplete with most teams playing around 14 matches but less than half were reported. On August 14 with the competition nearing its end the New Zealand Herald reported that Māngere were on 20 points, City 16, and Otahuhu and Kingsland were on 14. City had 2 games in hand and it appears Māngere must have lost their last match with City winning both of there's and forcing a playoff for the competition on September 8, which they won. Māngere won the knockout competition (Foster Memorial Shield). Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers withdrew after 7 rounds and had defaulted at least two matches to that point.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts |
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City Rovers | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 49 | 21 |
Māngere Rangers | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 45 | 20 |
Otahuhu Rovers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 14 |
Kingsland Rovers | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 44 | 14 |
Newton Rangers | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 29 | 4 |
Ponsonby United | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 69 | 3 |
Ihumātao | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 50 | 2 |
Devonport United | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 51 | 2 |
Ellerslie United | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 2 |
Marist Old Boys | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 0 |
Athletic | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 |
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Third grade (Myers Cup)
[edit]The points for the five leading teams was mentioned in an article in the New Zealand Herald on August 14 when City and Manukau had no games remaining while Richmond, Ponsonby, and Point Chevalier each had two games left. After wins by Ponsonby and Point Chevalier they overtook City and Manukau and needed a playoff for the title. Ponsonby United won the competition, defeating Point Chevalier in the final 10-7 on September 15. Ellerslie, Kingsland and Marist all withdrew after round 7. Each of them had defaulted multiple matches prior to this. 16 rounds were played in total but there were few results reported, though the majority of Ponsonby's matches did have their result published. The Victoria Cruising Club entered a team. They were a boating club based in the Westhaven Marina adjacent to the southern end of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ponsonby United | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 20 | 27 |
Point Chevalier | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 35 | 20 |
City Rovers | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 20 |
Manukau | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 3 | 21 |
Richmond Rovers | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 18 |
Devonport United | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
Parnell | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 46 | 6 |
Victoria Cruising Club | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 |
Coromandel Old Boys | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 4 |
Ellerslie United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Kingsland Rovers | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 53 | 1 |
Marist Old Boys | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 1 |
Ihumātao | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 116 | 0 |
Newton Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fourth grade
[edit]Devonport United won the championship on September 29 when they beat Athletic 24-5 in the final. Neither team had many of their results reported and therefore the standings are very incomplete although the New Zealand Herald gave the points of the leading teams near the end of the season. Marist withdrew after 6 rounds when they had already defaulted at least 3 matches.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Devonport United | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 20 |
Athletic | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 24 | 18 |
Parnell | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 15 |
City Rovers | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Otahuhu Rovers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Ellerslie United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 4 |
Kingsland Rovers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Newton Rangers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 0 |
Māngere Rangers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
Ponsonby United | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 0 |
Marist Old Boys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fifth grade (Endean Memorial Shield)
[edit]Richmond secured the championship when they defeated Newton 11-0 in the final round. Ponsonby withdrew from the competition after 3 rounds when they had defaulted their matches up to this point. Athletic withdrew after 4 rounds when they too had been defaulting matches. There were 14 rounds played but many results were not reported and so the standings are incomplete. Richmond, City, Point Chevalier, Northcote & Birkenhead, and Newton had the majority of their results reported but 5 or 6 not reported in each case. City won the knockout competition when they beat Newton 18-0 on September 29.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richmond Rovers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 140 | 24 | 20 |
Takapuna | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 19 |
City Rovers | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 22 | 16 |
Newton Rangers | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 76 | 14 |
Northcote & Birkenhead Ramblers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 93 | 8 |
Manukau | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 8 | 4 |
Marist Old Boys | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 51 | 4 |
Point Chevalier | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 158 | 2 |
Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ponsonby United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sixth grade A
[edit]Ponsonby won the competition. Newton finished runner up after they beat Parnell 5-3 in the final round. Otahuhu won the Hamill Cup which was the knockout competition trophy when they beat Ponsonby 21-0 on October 20, and then Devonport 21-0 in the final on October 27. There were very few results reported in the championship although the majority of Ponsonby and Athletics results were reported.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ponsonby United | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 37 | 18 |
City Rovers | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 14 |
Athletic | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 14 |
Richmond Rovers B | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 41 | 8 |
Richmond Rovers A | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 7 |
Parnell | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 5 |
Manukau | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 47 | 4 |
Marist Old Boys | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Otahuhu Rovers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Devonport United | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 0 |
Sixth grade B
[edit]Athletic won the competition. There were many results not reported however after round 15 on August 18 it was reported that City's 10-0 win over Athletic brought them within 1 competition point of Athletic which gave a clue as to several earlier matches played.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Athletic | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 28 | 24 |
City Rovers | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 30 | 20 |
Parnell | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 32 | 17 |
Manukau Cruising Club | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 8 |
Marist Old Boys | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 7 |
Ellerslie United | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 61 | 3 |
Richmond Rovers | 13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 145 | 2 |
Ponsonby United | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 63 | 1 |
Cadet competition
[edit]The Cadet competition was won by the 29th Company from Ponsonby. Only around half of the results were reported.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29th Company (Ponsonby) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 48 | 14 |
36th A Company | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 5 |
27th Company | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 50 | 5 |
34th Company | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 45 | 4 |
22nd Company | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 42 | 4 |
36th B Company | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 0 |
Wednesday Competition
[edit]The Post and Telegraph side won the Wednesday Competition which was played for by businesses and professions. Post and Telegraph beat Tramways 16-15 on September 26. On September 13 a Taxi Drivers side beat Bakers 21-9 at Carlaw Park. A Bakers player (T. McPherson) broke his ankle and was taken home). On September 20 the Post and Telegraph side played against the Wednesday representative team as curtain-raiser to the Auckland Province - New South Wales match at Carlaw Park. Post and Telegraph won 33 to 11 with future New Zealand international Arthur Singe scoring 2 tries and kicking a conversion. Wally Somers was also in the Post and Telegraph side.[60]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Post and Telegraph | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 76 | 14 |
Tramways | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 132 | 69 | 12 |
Taxi Drivers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 45 | 6 |
Railway | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 94 | 4 |
Carters | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 93 | 0 |
Representative season
[edit]The Auckland representative side played 5 matches. They started the season with a match against Wellington in which they ran up a huge score, winning by 71 points to 12. Their second match was played mid week against Hamilton, before two games against South Auckland and finishing the season with a game against an Auckland provincial team.
Auckland challenged South Auckland for the Northern Union Cup which it had lost to the same opponents in 2022. The match was drawn and so South Auckland retained the cup. Auckland later played an Auckland provincial team and won comfortably in front of 7,000 spectators on Carlaw Park. A curtain-raiser was played between the Referees Association and the Junior Advisory Board, and was won by the former by 10 points to 6. In the final full league fixture of the season Auckland played South Auckland again and were this time victorious 25 to 11.
Auckland v Wellington
[edit]Every single member of the Auckland team scored points aside from Bill Davidson which was ironic given that he was one of Auckland Rugby League's most prolific point scorers.
22 August | Auckland | 71–12 | Wellington | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Alex Godick 3, Ben Davidson 4, Frank Delgrosso 2, Bert Laing 2, Vic Thomas, Wally Somers, William Hanlon, Bill Stormont, Harry Douglas, Nelson Bass Con: Alex Godick 2, Bert Laing 2, Wilson Hall, Clarrie Polson 3, Wally Somers, Nelson Bass |
[61] | Try: J Hedges, T Ryan Con: D Whittington Pen: D Whittington, A Greer |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ripley |
Auckland v Hamilton
[edit]In the match with Hamilton which, was played midweek, there were no players from the Ponsonby United and City Rovers clubs available as they were playing the Roope Rooster final on the following Saturday.
12 September | Auckland | 22–16 | Hamilton | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Craddock Dufty 2, Clarrie Polson 2, Nelson Bass, Harry Douglas Con: Craddock Dufty, Clarrie Polson |
[62] | Try: McVeay 2, N Vernall, Paki Con: McVeay Pen: McVeay |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: W Murray |
South Auckland v Auckland (Northern Union Challenge Cup)
[edit]15 September | South Auckland (Waikato) | 20–20 | Auckland | Steele Park, Hamilton | ||
3:00 | Try: J Payne 2, Wilson, Lyall Stewart Con: John Dufty 2 Pen: John Dufty |
[63] | Try: Craddock Dufty, Hec Brisbane, Stevens, Stan Webb Con: Craddock Dufty 2, Clarrie Polson 2 |
Referee: T Hill |
Auckland v Auckland Province
[edit]29 September | Auckland | 44–15 | Auckland Province | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Craddock Dufty, Bert Laing, Ivan Littlewood, Maurice Wetherill, Clarrie Polson, Johnston, Richard Stack, Jim O'Brien, Hec McDonald 2 Con: Craddock Dufty, Ivan Littlewood 2, F Wilson 2, Clarrie Polson 2 |
[64] | Try: Lyall Stewart, Wilson Hall, M McNeil Con: Selby Crewther Pen: Joseph Dufty, Selby Crewther |
Attendance: 7000 Referee: Billy Murray |
Auckland v South Auckland
[edit]13 October | Auckland | 35–11 | South Auckland | Carlaw Park 1 | ||
3:00 | Try: Ben Davidson 2, Maurice Wetherill 2, Clarrie Polson, Wally Somers, Hec McDonald Con: Craddock Dufty 3, Clarrie Polson 3 Pen: Craddock Dufty |
[65] | Try: Jackson, Joe Dufty, Lyall Stewart Drop: George Raynor |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: A Saunders |
Auckland representative matches played and scorers
[edit]No | Name | Club Team | Play | Tries | Con | Pen | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Clarrie Polson | Newton | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
2 | Craddock Dufty | Athletic | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
3 | Ben Davidson | City | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
4 | Alex Godick | Devonport | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
5 | Hec McDonald | City | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
5 | Maurice Wetherill | City | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
5 | Bert Laing | Devonport | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
8 | Wally Somers | Newton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
8 | Nelson Bass | Marist | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
10 | Ivan Littlewood | Ponsonby | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
11 | Harry Douglas | Devonport | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
11 | Frank Delgrosso | Ponsonby | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
13 | F Wilson | City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
14 | Hec Brisbane | Marist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Jim O'Brien | Devonport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Stan Webb | Devonport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Stevens | Marist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Richard Stack | Newton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Johnson | Devonport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Vic Thomas | City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Bill Stormont | Marist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
14 | William Hanlon | Ponsonby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
23 | Wilson Hall | Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
24 | Billy Ghent | Marist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | John McGregor | Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Bert Avery | Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | M Sherlock | Marist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | M McNeil | Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | McDonald | Richmond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Charles (Snow) Webb | Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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